CHAPTER TWO :The Light She Shouldn’t Touch
Rain fell in slow, delicate drops over the city—15Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzfxABDu6d4
each one a whisper of something she had long forgotten.
Lilith walked alone beneath a black umbrella, though she didn’t need it. The water never touched her unless she let it. She moved like a shadow, unseen, untouchable. Even among the crowd, no one brushed against her. The world made space for her darkness.
But tonight, something was off.
She felt… watched.
No. Not watched. Pulled.
She followed the ache in her chest like an echo—one that didn’t belong in a being like her anymore. Her kind did not ache. Not unless memory tortured them.
That’s when she saw him.
Under the flickering streetlight, soaked in rain, Daniel stood—15Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTfC9wSJxD8
offering his umbrella to an old woman with shaking hands.15Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNEB8VFinv4
He smiled, soft and human, the kind of smile no one had ever given her in centuries.
His eyes met hers.
And that’s when it happened.
Her heart beat. Once. Loudly. Painfully.
She staggered back. The umbrella slipped from her fingers.15Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8eKD2Vzds2
Rain kissed her face for the first time in decades.15Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvrNT3iIk9l
He didn’t look away.
She turned to vanish—but couldn’t.15Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmlLCnVRTwx
Her wings… refused.
"Why?" she whispered to herself, her voice cracking from years of silence.
Because there was something familiar in his gaze.15Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmMmisJXccl
Something that didn’t belong in this lifetime.
And she knew the truth before she dared to name it—
This soul… was the same one that destroyed her before.
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